Button Dodder vs Jungle Shrew

Cuscuta cephalanthi compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Button Dodder is Not Evaluated while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Button Dodder	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Convolvulaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Cuscuta	Suncus
Species	Cuscuta cephalanthi	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Button Dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Button Dodder	Jungle Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Button Dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Jungle Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Button Dodder

The Button Dodder (Cuscuta cephalanthi) is a species in the genus Cuscuta. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.